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If You're Sitting All Day, Science Shows How to Undo the Health Risks. Take 'Activity Snacks' Every 30 Minutes.(link is external and opens in a new window)

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NBC News Online

January 12, 2023

The study’s lead author, Keith Diaz, is an associate professor of behavioral medicine at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Tackling Crowd Management in Subways During Pandemics

January 12, 2023

Columbia researchers are working with the MTA on a project aimed at strengthening the resilience of public transit during public health disasters.

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Public Health
Overactive Cell Metabolism Linked to Biological Aging

January 12, 2023

Human cells with impaired mitochondria ramp up their metabolism to enhance short-term survival, but at a cost: more rapid aging.

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Aging
Updated Obesity Treatment Guidelines for Children and Teens Include Medications, Surgery for Some Young People(link is external and opens in a new window)

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CNN Online

January 11, 2023

The new guidelines are a “much-needed advancement” to align holistic care with current science, said Dr. Jennifer Woo Baidal, assistant professor of pediatrics at Columbia University.
Bivalent COVID Boosters Offer No Extra Protection, Studies Suggest(link is external and opens in a new window)

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U.S. News & World Report

January 11, 2023

The new mRNA bivalent boosters produced by Moderna and Pfizer only attack the COVID-19 virus about as well as the companies’ first-wave vaccines, according to renowned virologist Dr. David Ho.
CUIMC Update - January 11, 2023

January 11, 2023

View the CUIMC Update, a weekly e-newsletter featuring medical center news and the accomplishments of our faculty, staff, and trainees.

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Campus News
Is there one exercise that benefits the whole body?

January 10, 2023

A physical therapist takes on his most frequently asked question.

Topic

Rehabilitation
What Parents and Caregivers Need to Know About the New Pediatric Obesity Guidance

January 10, 2023

The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending immediate action and treatment to help address the epidemic of obesity in children.

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Campus News
VP&S Class of 2025 Celebrates Transition to Clinical Education

January 10, 2023

Second-year medical students at Columbia University celebrated their transition to clinical education with the Steven Z. Miller Student Clinician’s Ceremony on Jan. 6.

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Campus News
It Takes a COMMUNITY to Reduce Health Disparities

By Sheryl Huggins Salomon

January 9, 2023

The COMMUNITY Center aims to study multiple chronic diseases by working with community-based partners and health care workers to produce sustainable interventions that will result in health equity.

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Campus News